How would you test whether a photo-cleanup confirmation actually earns trust?
I’m building PicPop, an iPhone photo-cleanup app. It groups similar shots for review; you choose what to keep before confirming deletion. A concern raised in earlier feedback was knowing exactly what gets removed and how to recover it.
Here’s the test I’m considering, not a result I’ve proved: give someone a small set with two photos they want to keep. Without explaining the controls, ask them to review the set and stop at confirmation. Then ask which photos would be removed, where they would go, and how they would get one back. I’d use disposable sample photos, not their personal library.
The proposed confirmation would show the selected thumbnails and item count, plus a short explanation of iOS Recently Deleted and the 30-day recovery window. Would that task expose the important misunderstandings, or am I testing whether they can repeat the copy rather than whether they trust the action? What would you change?
For context: PicPop is released, free to download, with paid Club access required. The US yearly plan offers a 2-week trial. I’m asking about the test here; no product link.